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put away vs detain

detain vs put away

put away and detain both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
put away No No Yes No
detain No No Yes No
As verbs, detain is a hypernym of put away; that is, detain is a word with a broader meaning than put away:
  • put away: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
  • detain: deprive of freedom; take into confinement
Other hypernyms of put away include confine.
put away (verb) detain (verb)
turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily cause to be slowed down or delayed
eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food stop or halt
kill gently, as with an injection deprive of freedom; take into confinement
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
stop using
throw or cast away
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
Difference between put away and detain

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